This is a listing of the broadcasters and published media targeted at Rockford, Illinois.
Radio Start dates are for the frequency/station license, not for callsign or programming that may have moved from license to license.
FM Freq Call City Owner Start ERP (W) Nickname Format RDS HD 88.3WFEN Rockford Faith Academy 8,500 The Lighthouse Christian 89.1WNIE Freeport Northern Illinois University 6,000 WNIJ Public/news/talk 89.5WNIJ DeKalb Northern Illinois University 50,000 WNIJ Public/news/talk 90.5WNIU Rockford Northern Illinois University 50,000 WNIU Classical 91.1WILV Loves Park Educational Media Foundation 7,000 K-LOVE Christian AC 91.7WZKL Woodstock Educational Media Foundation 6,500 K-LOVE Christian AC 92.1WFPS Freeport Big Radio 3,600 Kickin' Country K92 Country 92.5WCLR DeKalb Educational Media Foundation 20,000 K-Love Christian contemporary 93.3WHJG-LP Rockford Pelley Road Christian Fellowship 100 93.3 WHJG Christian 93.7WBGR-FM Monroe Big Radio 36,000 Big FM 93.7 Oldies/News/Talk 94.5W233AD Rockford Family Radio 38 91.9 WJCH Christian 94.9WDKB DeKalb Mid-West Family Broadcasting 3,000 94.9 WDKB Hot AC 95.3WRTB Winnebago Mid-West Family Broadcasting 1,250 95-3 The Bull Country 95.7WSEY Oregon NRG Media 3,200 Sky 95.7 Adult Contemporary 96.7WKGL-FM Loves Park Townsquare Media 2,200 96.7 The Eagle Classic Rock 97.5WZOK Rockford Townsquare Media 50,000 97ZOK CHR/Pop 98.5WXXQ Freeport Townsquare Media 11,000 Q98.5 Country 99.3WTPB-LP Rockford Third Presbyterian Church of Rockford 47 Variety 99.9WJVL Janesville Southern Wisconsin Broadcasting 11,000 99.9 WJVL Country 100.5 W263BJ Loves Park Mid-West Family Broadcasting 230 104.9 WXRX-HD2, 100 FM Classic Hits 100.9 WQFL Rockford Educational Media Foundation 2,700 Air 1 Contemporary Christian 102.3 WYOT Rochelle Rochelle Broadcasting Company 6,000 102.3 The Coyote Country 103.1 WGFB Rockton Mid-West Family Broadcasting 2,400 B103 Hot AC 104.9 WXRX Belvidere Mid-West Family Broadcasting 4,000 104-9 The X Mainstream Rock 105.7 W289AB Rockford Northern Illinois University 55 90.5 WNIU Classical 106.3 WYRB Genoa Crawford Broadcasting 3,800 Power 106 Rhythmic 107.3 WSJY Fort Atkinson NRG Media 26,000 107-3 WSJY Adult Contemporary displays artist and title on Radio Data System FM translator: repeats another station's program
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Freq Call City Owner Start Day Power(W) NightPower Nickname Format Stereo HD1330WNTA Rockford Mid-West Family Broadcasting 1,000 91 Sportsfan Radio Sports 1380WBEL South Beloit Big Radio 5,000 5,000 The Beat 90's 1440WROK Rockford Townsquare Media 5,000 270 News Talk 1440 WROK News/Talk 1490WGEZ Beloit Big Radio 1,000 1,000 Iron Country Traditional Country 1520WLUV Loves Park VCY America 500 12.5 Christian Information Radio Christian
Television Virt.Ch. Call City Owner Operator Start DigitalCh. DTV Nickname Programming13.1 WREXRockford Gray Media 13 align=right 13 WREX NBC13.2 MeTV Toons MeTV Toons13.3align=right Rockford's MeTV MeTV13.4align=right Court TV Court TV13.5align=right True Crime Network True Crime Network17.1 WTVORockford Mission Broadcasting Nexstar Media Group 16 align=right WTVO Channel 17 ABC17.2align=right MyTV MyNetworkTV17.3align=right Laff Laff17.4align=right Grit Grit23.1 WIFR-LDRockford Gray Television 28 align=right 23 WIFR CBS23.2align=right Antenna TV Antenna TV23.3align=right Circle TV Circle (TV network)23.4align=right Ion Ion Television23.5align=right Stateline CW The CW23.10 WREX Rockford Allen Media Broadcasting 13 align=right WREXCBS Simulcast of WIFR-LD23.11 WFBN-LD Rockford Weigel Broadcasting 35 align=right 23 WIFR Simulcast of WIFR-LD35.1 align=right H&I Heroes & Icons35.2align=right Telemundo Wisconsin Simulcast of WYTU-LD39.1 WQRFRockford Nexstar Media Group 36 align=right Fox 39 Fox39.2align=right Bounce Rockford Bounce TV39.3align=right Court TV Mystery Court TV Mystery39.4align=right Rewind Rewind TV47.1 WYCH-LD Rockford Hispanic Family Christian Network 47 align=right Multilingual
Rockford is one of a few US markets with no PBS station of its own. PBS Wisconsin member station WHA-TV (UHF channel 20, virtual channel 21.1) in neighboring Madison and Chicago-based WTTW serve as the default member stations for the Rockford market via cable and satellite; the former station's over-the-air analog signal was viewable in portions of the Rockford area prior to the 2009 digital television transition.
Print and digital media The Rockford Register Star began publication in 1979 when the Register-Republic merged with the Morning Star.
Rockford was the original home of the monthly magazine Chronicles, which was founded in 1977.
Other current publications include the Community Bargain Hunter, a weekly advertising publication; and Northwest Quarterly, a lifestyle and business magazine covering northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. The Rock River Times continued to carry legal notices for Rockford Township in 2026.
The digital news outlet Rock River Current launched in 2020 and is the news arm of Mid-West Family Northern Illinois.
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